Shloka 32
उद्योगपर्व (अध्याय १२९) — केशवस्य वैभवप्रदर्शनम् / Krishna’s Theophanic Display in the Kuru Assembly
ततो दुर्योधन क्षत्ता पुनः प्रावेशयत् सभाम् | अकामं भ्रातृभि: सार्थ राजभि: परिवारितम्,तब विदुरजी राजाओंसे घिरे हुए दुर्योधनको उसकी इच्छा न होते हुए भी भाइयोंसहित पुनः सभामें ले आये
tato duryodhana kṣattā punaḥ prāveśayat sabhām | akāmaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sārthaṃ rājabhiḥ parivāritam ||
అనంతరం క్షత్తా విదురుడు రాజులచే చుట్టుముట్టబడిన దుర్యోధనుని—అతనికి ఇష్టం లేకపోయినా—సోదరులతో సహా మళ్లీ సభలోకి ప్రవేశింపజేశాడు.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a powerful ruler can be constrained by dharma-oriented institutions—elders, ministers, and the public court—to face counsel. The verse highlights the ethical tension between personal obstinacy (akāma) and the duty to submit to deliberation in matters affecting the realm.
After earlier developments in the court, Vidura (as kṣattā) has Duryodhana brought back into the assembly. Duryodhana does not wish to return, yet he is escorted with his brothers and in the presence of surrounding kings, indicating a formal, high-stakes political setting.